Safest Cities in West Virginia

Top 12 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Weirton at 137.7/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: West Virginia

West Virginia lists 12 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Weirton at 137.7/100K violent down to Wheeling at 982.6/100K on this cut. That is a 844.9/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 441.5 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Weirton reported 25 violent and 60 property offenses on a 18,151 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 330.6/100K sits beside the 137.7/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Weirton, Vienna, Morgantown, St. Albans, Parkersburg.

Weirton offense desk

Weirton's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (60% of 25 Part I violent offenses; mix index 4,688).

Weirton's violent rate rose 92.6% vs 2023 (71.5 → 137.7 per 100K) while staying #1 on this West Virginia list.

Weirton violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 A Weirton 18,151 137.7/100K 330.6/100K
2 C Vienna 10,397 153.9/100K 3308.6/100K
3 B Morgantown 30,510 209.8/100K 1960/100K
4 C St. Albans 10,245 224.5/100K 2088.8/100K
5 C Parkersburg 28,815 260.3/100K 3217.1/100K
6 C Clarksburg 15,316 372.2/100K 2219.9/100K
7 F South Charleston 13,098 488.6/100K 5519.9/100K
8 D Fairmont 18,066 520.3/100K 1322.9/100K
9 F Charleston 46,252 542.7/100K 3119.9/100K
10 F Beckley 16,367 604.9/100K 7912.3/100K
11 F Huntington 44,860 800.3/100K 3602.3/100K
12 F Wheeling 25,951 982.6/100K 1992.2/100K

West Virginia overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.